Financial freedom starts with smiling at life

"Miss Li, it really is you! Are you here to promote Xiaomi too?"

At the Chengdu International Auto Show, the Xiaomi booth attracted several internet celebrities with tens of millions of followers.

Famous car blogger Afei took the initiative to go up and greet Li Xingying.

This wasn't the first time Li Xingying had taken on automotive business deals. She had previously handled several online advertisements for new energy vehicles. These car manufacturers were willing to spend a lot of money, and each advertisement could bring in hundreds of thousands of yuan.

But today is the first time she has come to an offline event for a car dealer.

Moreover, he was invited by Xiaomi, the most popular company in the industry. People from Xiaomi's marketing department even said that there would be an opportunity to film a video with Lei Jun later.

Li Xingying was somewhat nervous.

She personally admires entrepreneurs like Lei Jun.

Before coming, she stayed up several nights doing her homework. If Mr. Lei chooses to co-create short videos for Xiaomi cars with her, she will definitely have to appear a little more professional.

Of course, compared to the car bloggers with millions of followers present, she certainly has no advantage.

The chances of Mr. Lei choosing her are slim.

However, her personality has always been to make thorough preparations and strive to seize every opportunity.

Even if nine out of ten times he misses out on her, there will be one time when he falls for her.

Perhaps this is the time when she will reap a great reward.

"Hello, Afei, I've been following you and watching your videos. I've learned a lot of professional knowledge from them. It's an honor to meet you at the Xiaomi booth today." Li Xingying greeted Afei very politely.

Since we're not from the same circle, it's easier to expand your social circle by adopting a humble and modest attitude.

It's impossible for someone to go anywhere while constantly saying things like "I'm Jiangbei City's concubine."

Haitangxi's first wife has appeared in public with Jiang Beicheng on numerous occasions.

Her constant mention of "Jiangbei City" actually has a negative impact on Jiangbei City.

When it really matters, just use your husband's name.

Afei smiled and said, "I've been following you too, Miss Li. Your talent is very attractive. You're one of the few truly talented women online, completely different from those who are just putting on a show."

"Thank you, Afei, you're likely to offend people by saying that," Li Xingying said with a smile.

"Afei, come here for a moment, Mr. Lei will be here soon." A person from Xiaomi's marketing department suddenly called out.

"That's all for now, Miss Li, I'm going to see Boss Lei." Afei smiled and waved goodbye, also bidding farewell to the other car reviewers.

Everyone had a smile on their face.

Li Xingying breathed a sigh of relief. She guessed that President Lei had asked Afei to co-create the project. Although it was a pity, she felt much more at ease.

"Afei is a good person, but he has too little experience in the automotive industry. He also switched careers halfway through. Xiaomi has problems with its personnel selection."

"I guess they gave the marketing department a bribe."

Why didn't Boss Lei take a liking to Brother Chao?

"Xiaomi is still primarily focused on marketing; otherwise, why would they have invited travel bloggers?"

"Don't be so sarcastic, she's just a girl."

"That's true. Xiaomi is still afraid that if we professional car reviewers tell the truth, it will damage the brand image."

"..."

Li Xingying felt uncomfortable listening to this. As soon as Afei left, these colleagues started to speak ill of her, not only mocking Afei, but also ridiculing her and President Lei.

"Instead of gossiping about others behind their backs, it's better to look for the reasons within yourself. It's not difficult to acknowledge someone's excellence," Li Xingying said to a few car reviewers as she walked over.

The car reviewers were taken aback.

When she came to her senses, she had already taken an action camera and gone up to cooperate with the Xiaomi staff to shoot a video.

"That girl's pretty cocky!"

"What kind of sense of presence does a travel blogger seek in the automotive world?"

"She speaks quite confidently, but I haven't seen Xiaomi's marketing department or Lei Jun choose her to co-create short videos."

"..."

All online celebrities know how valuable a video created in collaboration with Lei Jun is.

For Xiaomi, internet celebrities are just an online communication channel, but for internet celebrities, Lei Jun is a ladder to upgrade their status.

It's normal to say "sour grapes" when you can't have them.

In contrast, Li Xingying remained relatively calm.

After all, her husband is someone who is on par with CEO Lei.

It's just that her status as a concubine makes it inappropriate for her to accompany her husband in public.

However, his self-confidence and sense of honor are much stronger than those of his peers.

She has the confidence to criticize those colleagues who speak sarcastically about her behind her back.

……

"Thor, can you bring the price of the Yu7 down a bit more?"

"Mr. Lei, I wish Xiaomi's new car great success."

"Dad, have you eaten?"

"Dad, you look so handsome today..."

Lei Jun appeared at the auto show, surrounded by a sea of ​​people.

This newcomer to car manufacturing is the biggest influencer in the automotive industry.

A group of longtime fans, self-media personalities, and casual viewers... swarmed forward.

Lei Jun smiled and waved to the audience, showing his amiable side and establishing his image as an internet personality.

"Mr. Lei, after the Xiaomi booth event concludes, we'll need to take up a little more of your time. The marketing department has contacted an automotive blogger to collaborate with you on a video for the new car launch," his secretary explained.

Lei Jun glanced at his watch, stepped onto the Xiaomi booth, and said, "Try not to take too long. I promised President Jiang that I would visit Jiangnan City with some friends from the automotive industry tonight."

"Okay, Mr. Lei, I'll definitely arrange the time for you."

"Has the co-creation team been selected?"

“Afei is a car blogger with tens of millions of followers. He has a good reputation in the car industry and, like you, has a down-to-earth image on short videos.”

Lei Jun: "Have the marketing department arrange all the procedures. Once this is done, we can go over and start."

He pointed to his watch again and reminded his secretary, "Keep track of time. Don't keep President Jiang and the others waiting for us."

The secretary responded and prepared to go and make the arrangements.

"Mr. Lei, we have a friend of Mr. Jiang here today, who is also a popular online influencer with millions of followers," the brand manager and vice president of Xiaomi Group suddenly reminded him.

Lei Jun turned his head to look at the brand manager: "A friend of President Jiang?"

"Yes, a very talented travel video blogger who has hosted large-scale events and acted in TV dramas. She has excellent speaking skills and a great image."

Lei Jun nodded, "Actually, doing a cross-industry collaboration is also a very good choice for us."

The brand manager instantly understood what Lei meant: they had to give Jiang face while also creating creative promotional videos and copy.

"I will immediately arrange for my colleagues in the brand promotion department to do it, and make sure everything is arranged before the event here is over."

Lei Jun nodded, then looked at his secretary, "The marketing department hasn't explicitly informed Afei about the co-creation, has it?"

"Not yet, Mr. Lei. He just said you'll be meeting him in a little while," the secretary replied truthfully.

"Have some coffee prepared in the reception room. After that, go over and sit down with Ah Fei for a chat."

Mr. Lei does things in a very dignified manner.

The secretary immediately went to do it.

……

"Xiao Li, get ready. We're going to create a promotional video for a new product with Lei later. Do you have a script ready?" The brand manager personally went to the booth to find Li Xingying.

Li Xingying paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes."

"Okay, that's fine. The brand promotion department will contact you later to coordinate. Mr. Lei is in a hurry, so let's work more efficiently."

"Mmm." Li Xingying was excited inside, but her expression and words were a bit wooden.

I haven't quite come to my senses yet. Why did I suddenly choose her?

Wasn't Ah Fei already called over?

As she wondered what was going on, Xiaomi's brand manager smiled and said, "When Xiao Li sees President Jiang, please give him my regards."

Li Xingying reacted instantly.

It turns out that Xiaomi's vice president knew she knew Jiang Beicheng.

I guess she was invited here today at the vice president's behest.

I just don't know how he found out that he had any connection with Jiangbei City.
If we're talking about occasions where she and Jiang Beicheng appeared together, that would be a long time ago, when her husband was just a newcomer in the business world.

However, Li Xingying was too lazy to guess or ask. Her husband's high status was something to be proud of.

"What's going on? Wasn't that the vice president of Xiaomi? Lei Jun's most valued young talent?"

"What were he and that young Li talking about just now?"

"I heard that he invited Xiao Li to co-create a video with Lei Jun."

"Huh? Really? Wasn't it Ah Fei you chose?"

"No wonder Xiao Li was so arrogant just now, she's the real one with connections."

"This girl is not simple; she must have a very powerful backer."

...The car reviewers started discussing it again.

Li Xingying heard some of it, but this time she ignored them.

Instead, in front of them, he confidently and calmly walked upstairs to the reception room prepared for Mr. Lei at the Xiaomi booth.

……

"Xiao Li, right? Hello, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

After attending the event at the booth, Lei Jun went upstairs to meet two popular internet celebrities. "Afei, hello, please have a seat."

Li Xingying smiled and shook hands with Lei Jun: "Mr. Lei, hello."

Afei said excitedly, "I just heard President Lei talk about the market positioning of the new product, and I'm really looking forward to it."

Lei Jun smiled and sat down, chatting with them.

Afei was getting a little impatient and kept sharing his understanding of car culture and his insights on car review video content with Lei Jun.

Lei Jun did not interrupt him and patiently listened to him finish speaking.

After sharing his views, Afei smiled and reiterated his respect for Lei Jun.

I was eager to collaborate with Lei Jun on promotional videos for Xiaomi's new products.

Lei Jun shook hands with him again to express his gratitude.

Finally, their gaze turned to Li Xingying, "Xiao Li, have you coordinated with the marketing department?"

Li Xingying smiled and nodded: "President Lei, we can start anytime."

Lei Jun instructed the vice president on site to take good care of Afei and the other car bloggers, while he and Li Xingying went to the filming location to shoot videos.

Afei was also stunned.

During my conversation with Mr. Lei, Xiao Li said very little.

It didn't express any particularly professional automotive knowledge.

In comparison, his performance on the court was around 80 or 90 points. Logically speaking, he is the most suitable player to create a partnership with Ray.

Why did Lei ultimately choose Xiao Li?

I asked my colleagues in the marketing department, still wondering about it.

"The higher-ups said that Mr. Lei wanted to try a cross-industry collaboration."

Afei nodded. "No wonder they invited a travel blogger like Xiao Li to participate in offline events."

"I heard that our vice president personally invited Xiao Li just now. I guess Xiao Li knows the senior leaders of Xiaomi," a colleague from the marketing department added.

Afei was stunned.

Besides being shocked, I was also a little embarrassed.

If he had known about this relationship beforehand, why did he say so much in front of President Lei?
It makes me look foolish and overly ambitious.

There's really no way around it. Miss Li has talent, looks, and connections... she's an all-rounder, and they can't compare.

……

"After we finish filming the video, we'll be going to Jiangnan City as guests. President Jiang has extended a warm invitation. Since we're already in Chengdu, it would be disrespectful to President Jiang not to go and visit him."

"Is Xiao Li from Jiangnan City? Would you like to ride with me later?" Lei Jun asked with concern.

"Mr. Lei, I probably won't be going back today. I still have some work to do in Chengdu."

Li Xingying expressed her respect, saying, "I am very grateful to Xiaomi for recognizing me, and I also thank Mr. Lei for giving me this opportunity."

Lei Jun smiled and said, "I look forward to your work, and I hope that our crossover collaboration will be well received by our fans."

"I will do my utmost," Li Xingying stated.

They got into Lei Jun's business car and went directly to the filming location to shoot videos.

When they arrived at the scene, Lei Jun and the Xiaomi team did not adopt a superior attitude towards the client. Instead, they showed a lot more patience, especially Lei Jun, who kept guiding and taking care of her.

Li Xingying once again felt her husband's boyfriend-like strength.

This kind of boyfriend charm doesn't require doing anything substantial on the spot.

As long as people know that she knows Jiang Beicheng, they will all treat her with respect.

The same applies to top business figures like Lei Jun.

Mr. Lei's care for her today made her deeply feel that her husband's sense of security was everywhere.

"Xiao Li, thank you for your hard work today. I look forward to seeing you again." After finishing the filming, Lei Jun waved goodbye to Li Xingying, "and congratulations on your continued success in your career."

"Thank you, Mr. Lei." Li Xingying grasped Lei Jun's hands with both of them and bowed slightly to express her gratitude.

After saying goodbye, Lei Jun got back into his car and headed to his next event.

He glanced at his watch, frowned slightly, and asked the driver, "How long does it take to get from Chengdu now?"

"Mr. Lei, even if we hurry, it will still take three or four hours," the driver said.

Lei Jun looked serious; he is a person with an exceptionally strong sense of time.

Going there now would definitely make President Jiang and his colleagues wait for him.

I felt bad about it.

There's no such thing as being a guest like that.

Taking a private plane seems to take more time, as it requires reapplying for the flight route. I should have had the crew apply for the flight to Jiangnan City today yesterday.

I originally thought that Chengdu wasn't far away, and that once I finished my work here, I could take a car there and make it in time for dinner.

It's still not planned well.

"President Wei, President Li and the others have probably arrived by now!" Lei Jun sighed.

Old Wei from Great Wall Motors and Old Li from Geely Motors must have set off first.

Besides their two old friends, Chairman Zhu from Chang'an and General Manager Zhang from Seres were also waiting in Jiangnan City.

It's inappropriate for a group of people, including his seniors, to wait for him alone.

"You need to improve your sense of time in the future!" Lei Jun reminded his secretary.

The secretary knew that Mr. Lei was dissatisfied with her work today and was about to apologize when Mr. Lei's phone rang.

"President Jiang called, probably to complain about me," Lei Jun said, picking up his phone.

He answered the phone call from Jiang Beicheng, "President Jiang, they're on their way to your place. Have they all arrived yet?"

I'm so sorry, my schedule is too full today, I've kept you waiting."

Jiang Beicheng smiled and said, "No rush, Mr. Lei. Mr. Wei and Mr. Li just got off the highway and will be here in a while."

Go directly to the convention center, the auto show venue. My official helicopter will land on the helipad in ten minutes. (End of Chapter)